Signs of Springtime

This week has been busy, and I’m feeling drained after a strenuous workout today on the indoor bike trainer. I plan to relax before we head out to the first night of the Crankie Festival, which I have been telling you about this week. A few musicians we know will be performing throughout the event, and my sweety and I are really looking forward to it.

In music news elsewhere, my friend Jackson Maloney from Colorado, USA, released a single today. It’s the first of two he’ll be putting out before his new, self-titled album drops on April 14. The album will be his second full record and follows his 2021 EP Dharma Farm. I previously posted the title track of his first album, Things to Live For (2019).

Last year, Maloney posted a video of an acoustic version of today’s selection; the version he released today was recorded with a full band. The song has a light-hearted vibe matching the optimism Maloney sings of, with some good old country twang to raise the spirits.

“The earth awakens
The clouds are shakin’
The birds and bees are makin’ love
The robin’s breast is full from winter’s rest
And though the snow is not all the way behind
I see signs of springtime

Through pretty dresses
She impresses
And she caresses the achin’ eye
He lies low where them warm winds blow
And he feels a heaviness liftin’ from his mind
With the signs of springtime

A little give and a little take
Before we know it we’ll hit summer’s wake
Right now’s a good time to let things all go
Just watch the green grass grow

Tears and laughter
They come after
Every chapter in a story told
Just like the rain that’s coming back again
There’s always friends waiting ‘cross the line
When there’s signs of springtime

A little give and a little take
Before we know it we’ll hit summer’s wake
Right now’s a good time to let things all go
Just watch the green grass grow

The days they lengthen
The sun is strengthens
I’m still thankin’ my lucky stars
Palm in palm let’s listen to a psalm
‘Cause I hear notes from a song I’m trying to find
I think it’s a sign of springtime
‘Cause I hear notes from a song I’m trying to find
I think it’s a sign of springtime”

“Signs of Springtime,” by Jackson Maloney.
Lyrics retrieved from the YouTube post of the 2022 acoustic version.

Today, Boulder County, Colorado is significantly warmer than it is here at home in Winnipeg, Canada. Aside from the sun, the only sign of springtime I see here right now is that ice and snow are melting, but the ground still has a lot of snow cover. I heard earlier today that the weather here will be hovering around and below freezing for a couple of weeks, so it won’t be road biking season for a little while. I guess I’ll just have to listen for those signs of springtime…

Now you know a little about why this is my Song of the Day for Today. Thanks for joining me here, and I hope you enjoy the audio from the Jackson Maloney YouTube channel:

With warming wishes,

Steve